First African-American TV Executive
1952 Jackie Robinson becomes the 1st African American executive of a major US TV and radio station as Director of Community Activities at radio WNBC-NY and TV station WNBT
- 1960 Lionel Bart's musical comedy "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be" opens at Garrick Theatre, London; runs for 886 pefromances
"Patton"
1970 "Patton" directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring George C. Scott premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1971)
- 1979 "Co-Ed Fever," TV Comedy, debut & cancelled that outing on CBS
Trebak Makes Game Show History
1991 Alex Trebek becomes first person to host three American game shows at the same time (Jeopardy!, Classic Concentration, To Tell the Truth)
- 1994 10th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Lives wins
- 2000 Simulation video game "The Sims" developed by Maxis released in North America
- 2016 Fifth Democratic presidential candidates debate, broadcast on MSNBC, held in Durham, New Hampshire
